Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-28
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
THE BILL AS FINALLY AGREED UPON
BY CONGRESS.
transportation Charges Regulated ne
Long and short haul Features--A Rail
road Commission of Five with
Full Powers Provided for.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2l.-The Interstate
commerce bill as agreed upon by both
Houses of Congress, applies the provisions
of the act to any common carrier engaged
in The transporta ion of passengers wholly
or partly by railroad, under common
control, management or arrangement
through more than one State or territory
or from any place in the United States to
an adjacent foreign country. All charges
made for any service rendered III the
transportation of passengers or property
shall be reasonable, and every unreason
able charge for such service is prohibited
aud declared unlawful.
1t is unlawful for any common carrier
subject to the provisions of the act to
charge, directly or indirectly, from any
person or persons greater or less com
pensation Tor any service rendered in the
transportation OF passengers or property
than ii charges from any other person or
persons for doing a like service.
1t Is unlawful for any common carrier,
10 make or give any undue advantage to
any particular person or any particular
description of traffic. Every common car
rer shall afford all reasonable facilities
Tor the interchange of traffic between
their respective lines and FOR receiving,
forwarding and delivering of Passengers
and property to and from their several
lines and those connecting herewith and
snail not discriminate i'll their rates and
charges between such connecting lines.
1t snail be unlawful tor any common
carrier to charge any greater compensa-
ton III the aggregate of the Transporter
ton Of passengers or freight for Il shorter
than for longer distance over the same
line i'll the same direction.
1t shall be unlawful to enter into any
contract, agreement or combination for
The pooling of treights of different and
competing railroads, or to divide the ag-
gregate or net proceeds OF the earnings of
such railroads, and i'll any case of agree
meut for the pooling of trelghts, each day
Of its continuance shall be deemed separ-
ate offence.
Any carrier violating the provisions
of the act shall be liable to the
person or persons injured thereby for the
tull amount of the damage sustained in
consequence of such violation, together
with reasonable counsel or attorney :
| fee.
Persons claiming to have been damaged
may proceed for the recovery of then
damages either in the courts of the United
states or before the commission, but not
| before both tribunals. 1t is a penal OF
fence to violate any of the provisions OF
he act and puts the maximum of the fine
which may he imposed at the sum OF 5000
A commission to consist of five
persons is provided for whose term
of office shall be for six years
except for the first appointments
which are to be for two, three four, five
and six years The members of this com
mission are to be appointed by the presi
dent by and with the advice of the Senate
| Their principle office shall he III Washing
ton, but they may hold sessions at OF hel
/ Lola h..N \, clio. |.
| member of the commission may take ties
| tlmuny any where rs may be directed bl
the commission. These commissioners are
to have salaries of s15 0 each. The pro
visions of the act relating to the appoint
| meut and organic ,tlou OF the commission
takes effect Immediately and the remain
ing provisions take effect go days after 1t,
| pa sage